Johan Vogt

Johan Vogt (23 September 1900 – 17 July 1991) was a Norwegian economist, translator, non-fiction writer and journal editor.

He was a member of Mot Dag from 1921, and chaired the Norwegian section of Clarté from 1927. He was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1957 to 1970.^[1]^[2] He was awarded the Fritt Ord Award in 1976, as the first recipient of this price.^[3]

References

^ Svendsen, Arnljot Strømme. "Johan Vogt". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Johan_Vogt/utdypning_%E2%80%93_2. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ Stoltz, Gerhard. "Johan Vogt – sosialøkonom" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Johan_Vogt/sosial%C3%B8konom. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Fritt Ords pris" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Fritt_Ords_pris. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

Awards
Preceded by first recipient	Recipient of the Fritt Ord Award 1976	Succeeded by Henrik Groth

Persondata
Name	Vogt, Johan
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Date of birth	23 September 1900
Place of birth
Date of death	17 July 1991
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